718 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
812 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
791 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
325 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4980 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
680 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
983 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
374 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
513 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
522 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
781 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
725 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
320 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
203 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
242 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1311 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41576 | Morohashi |
270 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6429 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1302 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1399 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
326 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
674 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N2
331 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 防衛施設庁 【ボウエイシセツチョウ】 (Japanese) Defense Facilities Administration Agency (Defence)
- 防衛 【ボウエイ】 defense, defence, protection
- 砂防 【サボウ】 erosion control
- 攻防 【コウボウ】 offense and defense, offence and defence
Kun reading compounds
- 防ぐ 【ふせぐ】 to defend against, to protect against, to prevent, to avert, to avoid
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あた、 う、 ほう
- Korean:
- bang
Spanish
- defender
- proteger
- aguantar
- prevenir
- presa
- banco
Portuguese
- desligar
- defender
- proteger
- resistir
French
- prévenir (un danger)
- défendre
- protéger
- résister
3645 | 2001 Kanji |
2d4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-4 | SKIP code |
1-2-4 | SKIP code |
7022.7 | Four corner code |
1-43-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
9632 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
400 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 衛星 【エイセイ】 (natural) satellite, moon, (artificial) satellite
- 衛生 【エイセイ】 hygiene, sanitation, health
- 自衛 【ジエイ】 self-defense, self-defence
- 専守防衛 【センシュボウエイ】 nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)
- 衛星 【エイセイ】 (natural) satellite, moon, (artificial) satellite
- 衛生 【エイセイ】 hygiene, sanitation, health
- 近衛 【コノエ】 Imperial Guards
- 兵衛 【ヒョウエ】 middle palace guard (ritsuryō system)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- もり、 い、 まもる
- Korean:
- wi
Spanish
- defensa
- protección
- guardián
Portuguese
- defesa
- proteção
French
- défense
- protection
551 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
646 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
617 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
394 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1639 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
686 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1722 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
2452 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
815 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
834 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
780 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1617 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
938 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
526 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
686 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1661 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
34073 | Morohashi |
760 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1776 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1646 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1775 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
287 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
813 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2053 | 2001 Kanji |
3i13.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-13 | SKIP code |
2122.1 | Four corner code |
2150.6 | Four corner code |
1-17-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
885b | Unicode hex code |
食
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
328 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 食 【ショク】 food, foodstuff, eating, appetite, meal, portion
- 食 【ショク】 eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.), occultation
- 飽食 【ホウショク】 eating until one is full, eating one's fill, gorging (on), satiation, having adequate food, having all one needs (for daily living), plenty
- 会食 【カイショク】 eating together, dining together, having a meal together
- 食 【ショク】 food, foodstuff, eating, appetite, meal, portion
- 食堂 【ジキドウ】 dining hall (at a temple)
- 断食 【ダンジキ】 fasting, fast
- 斎食 【サイジキ】 morning meal (for priests, monks, etc.), food offering at a Buddhist ceremony
Kun reading compounds
- 食う 【くう】 to eat, to live, to make a living, to survive, to bite, to sting (as insects do), to tease, to torment, to taunt, to make light of, to make fun of, to encroach on, to eat into, to consume, to defeat a superior, to threaten a position, to consume time and-or resources, to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event), to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time
- 食うや食わず 【くうやくわず】 (living) from hand to mouth, living on the fringe of subsistence
- 食らう 【くらう】 to eat, to drink, to wolf, to knock back, to receive (e.g. a blow), to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable), to undergo (trouble)
- 食べる 【たべる】 to eat, to live on (e.g. a salary), to live off, to subsist on
- 食べるラー油 【たべるラーゆ】 chili oil mixed with chopped garlic, onions, etc.
- 食む 【はむ】 to eat (fodder, grass, etc.), to receive (a salary), to receive a stipend from one's lord
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ぐい
- Korean:
- sig, sa
Spanish
- alimento
- comida
- eclipse
- comer
Portuguese
- comer
- comida
- alimento
French
- manger
- nourriture
253 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
163 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
146 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
269 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5154 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
283 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
99 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1159 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
322 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
322 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
131 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1900 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
2578 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1316 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1787 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1484 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
44014 | Morohashi |
2075 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6674 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1472 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1582 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
207 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
180 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
2865 | 2001 Kanji |
8b0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-2-7 | SKIP code |
8073.2 | Four corner code |
1-31-09 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
98df | Unicode hex code |